I really want to know more about this. This video, showing the use of Coke and Pepsi as a pesticide, is both fascinating and horrifying. For both environmental and public health reasons, I’m concerned by the amount the chemicals finding their way into our bodies and natural environment on a daily basis. Rumor has it that ‘Organic Coke’ is on the horizon, and from a marketing standpoint I’m not surprised. Pesticide residue limits on commodities are set by the FDA, but now I need to research the amount of pesticides that actually end up in finished processed products, especially drinks. Since the Organic Food Production Act is a production process statute (the organic label is not based on product testing for pesticide residue), I’d like to know the amount of pesticide in, for example, a bottle of organic juice versus conventional juice verus Coke/Pepsi.
October 24, 2010
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October 24, 2010 at 7:37 PM
Jason,
Disturbing, indeed. Many of the books in the emerging “Food Genre” category by the likes of Pollan, Kingsolver, Schlosser, etc have have gone miles to help me raise my awareness.
It is amazing to think of how we expose our bodies to toxic and dangerous substances. Have you seen the “Story of Stuff-Cosmetics?”
http://storyofstuff.org/cosmetics/ After watching this I’ve been trying really hard to use all natural soaps, shampoos, etc…but I have to say, it isn’t easy to find products that are free of dangerous petro-chemical by-products.
It all seems to intractable…even so, we gotta keep fighting the good fight.
Matt
October 28, 2010 at 1:16 AM
Jason,
I would have to guess that the Coke itself is more of a health hazard than 11ppb chemical residue. That stuff is terrible on its own.
Eric